Daimler Trucks NorthAmerica (DTNA) announced the delivery of its 1,000 th natural gas truck and is the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve such a milestone. Holly, North Carolina. Holly, North Carolina. DTNA turned over the key to the natural gas truck, the first Freightliner 114SD compressed natural gas (CNG) truck with a Cummins Westport ISL G engine, to customer Ryder System, Inc. MORE

It''s been out in the U.S. for over a year now, but today marked the first delivery for a Telsa Model S on European soil. The first 2013 Tesla Model S delivered in Europe rolled out of a Tesla Store in Norwegian capital Oslo, according to the Tesla Motors twitter feed. Norway is Europe''s most electric car-friendly country, with strong sales for MORE

One of our primary goals was to position Windsor among the first cities in NorthAmerica to pioneer the efficient use of electric buses within its public transit authority and to establish Windsor as a hub for the development, manufacture and commercialization of energy products including electric buses. The City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 10 BYD 40-foot electric buses for City transit services in 2012. MORE

The collaboration marks the first production of Mercedes-Benz engines in the NorthAmerica Free Trade region. Localized capacity reduces exposure to foreign exchange rates while rapidly enabling a good business development in North America—a win-win for the Alliance and Daimler. In addition to the announcement this week about North American engine production, the companies had decided earlier to partner on: Platform sharing. MORE

Toyota Motor NorthAmerica is forming a new group focused on delivering industry-leading user experiences and new technologies for its Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Hicks will continue in his two current roles, as both CIO of Toyota Motor NorthAmerica and as the CEO of Toyota Connected NorthAmerica, while adding this new responsibility. MORE

If there were a favorite car among journalists and car fans at this week's Frankfurt motor show, it may have been a small, all-electric hatchback city car. Which is pretty remarkable, given the practical, unexciting, utilitarian, slightly nerdy image every non-Tesla electric car seems to carry among that group even today. The car in question is. Frankfurt Auto Show minicar Future Cars Frankfurt Motor Show plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV MORE

Severstal NorthAmerica (SNA), one of the largest steel producers in the US, is using Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), advanced manufacturing equipment and new grades of high-strength and high-formability steel to help its automotive customers to achieve lighter weight, stronger vehicles—while keeping costs low. MORE

Evatran, the developer of the Plugless Power electric vehicle (EV) inductive recharging system ( earlier post ), and Yazaki NorthAmerica have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop and market Plugless Power technology to automotive manufacturers as a factory or dealership option. Yazaki NorthAmerica is a Tier 1 automotive supplier with headquarters in Canton, Mich., MORE

ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan NorthAmerica, Inc. NNA) and Sumitomo Corporation of America have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF. (4R Cutaway of Nissan LEAF battery pack. Click to enlarge. MORE

a global leader in lithium-ion batteries for automotive, stationary and consumer applications, has formally launched its range of award-winning residential battery systems in the North American market. LG Chem Ltd., MORE

plans to expand the company’s Zipvan cargo van service across NorthAmerica. Zipcar is launching the Zipvan service in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon today, and will roll out the service to its remaining metro markets in NorthAmerica over the next 12 months. Car-sharing network Zipcar, Inc. MORE

The Honda Pilot is the Japanese carmaker's largest crossover, and the only one currently sold in the U.S. with seven seats. But Honda recently unveiled something with a same number of seats--but a far smaller footprint. Debuting at the 2015 Indonesian Auto Show, the Honda BR-V is a new crossover intended for certain Asian markets. DON'T MISS. Asia forbidden fruit subcompact MORE

The 2014 Mazda6 sedan made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The SKYACTIV-D-equipped diesel version will follow in the second half of the year, making Mazda the first Asian manufacturer to offer a modern-technology clean-diesel engine in a non-commercial vehicle in NorthAmerica. For the SKYACTIV-G engine, this meant increasing the compression ratio to 14:1 (13:1 for NorthAmerica). MORE

The new station wagon is not planned for sale in NorthAmerica. The Chevrolet Cruze station wagon, the third variant of Chevrolet’s most-popular car, will make its global premiere at the 82 nd International Geneva Motor Show in March. The station wagon complements the Cruze sedan and hatchback, which together have combined sales of more than 1 million vehicles globally since launch in 2009. Chevrolet Cruze station wagon. Click to enlarge. MORE

The Nissan Versa Note has never been a particularly big seller in NorthAmerica. Its sedan counterpart is one of the largest and most capacious vehicles in the subcompact segment, but the Note has always been more of a car for European and Asian markets. There, it does fairly well, in part due to a higher-quality interior than the one fitted to. Japan subcompact Nissan Rogue Hybrid MORE

car2go NA is currently the largest flexible one-way carsharing service in NorthAmerica. There are currently four forms of carsharing in NorthAmerica, the study notes: Roundtrip. Roundtrip carsharing has been operating in NorthAmerica for more than 20 years. MORE

Europe NorthAmerica Manufacturing China Production United States plug-in cars PollsPlug-in electric cars are going to be a bigger part of the vehicle mix in future than they have been to date. That much is abundantly clear. Electric cars are one of four significant forces that will likely change what we think of as an "automobile" forever, the others being autonomy, connectivity, and sharing. DON'T MISS: Tesla and China: why an. MORE

Nestlé Waters NorthAmerica is adding more than 150 medium-duty beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas. Mickey Body in High Point, North Carolina, upfitted the vehicles with side-load beverage bays. The Nestlé Waters NorthAmerica propane trucks are used to deliver product to its customers across the country including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., MORE

Bosch Automotive Service Solutions has introduced the Power DCPlus DC fast charger in NorthAmerica, starting at less than $10,000. Using the SAE J1772 DC Combo connector, the 24 kW Bosch Power DCPlus will charge compatible EVs to 80% in less than 30 minutes. MORE

Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the Ontario Power Generation Nanticoke Generating Station was once NorthAmerica's largest coal-fired power plant. Here's a turn of events that should make renewable-energy advocates smile. It was once capable of producing almost 4,000 megawatts at full capacity, but the aging plant has been shuttered since. Canada energy infrastructure renewable energy solar clean energy MORE

Ten of 14 Honda manufacturing plants in NorthAmerica are now operating with zero waste to landfill, while the remaining four plants are functioning with “virtually zero” waste to landfill. Zero waste to landfills is a key target in Honda’s “Green Factory” initiative in NorthAmerica. became the first zero-waste-to-landfill auto plant in NorthAmerica at the outset of production in 2001. MORE

The trucks, expected to be on the road later this year, will account for 20% of Linde’s 2012 tractor purchases and will be integrated into Linde’s fleet of 700-plus trucks carrying cryogenic gases to customers throughout NorthAmerica. Linde, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas fueling market, is purchasing 20 LNG-fueled trucks. MORE

Ford’s plan to invest in even more capacity for its five-passenger C-MAX electrified models for NorthAmerica replaces an earlier plan of introducing the gasoline-engine-powered seven-passenger C-MAX multi-activity vehicle. This also marks the first time North American customers will have the choice of a dedicated body style for a range of Ford electrified vehicles. MORE

Ford will offer the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine in the all-new Transit commercial van debuting in NorthAmerica in 2013 as a replacement for the E-Series wagon and van. The new Transit will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy compared to similar E-Series vans, due in part to weight savings that will trim at least 300 pounds from Transit compared to a similar E-Series van. MORE

Hyundai has already taken its first step into the realm of electric cars with the Ioniq Electric. In fact, a plug-in hybrid and dedicated hybrid round out three alternative propulsion choices from Hyundai, but a Hyundai Kona electric car is slated to join the Korean brand's portfolio. The Kona will be Hyundai's subcompact crossover, comparable in. plug-in cars MORE

Ever since the launch of the 2011 Nissan Leaf, owners have been able to remotely access information about their car’s state of charge, estimated range and even pre-heat or cool the cabin using Nissan’s built-in telematics service - Carwings. But unless you happened to own an iPhone in addition to your Nissan Leaf, the only way you MORE

New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc., Based on its Buy America compliant and proven Xcelsior X60 heavy-duty transit bus platform, New Flyer partnered with Ballard Power Systems Inc. MORE

NorthAmerica has been a weak market for diesel for 20 years, due to the low price of gasoline as well as diesel’s reputation for being smelly, dirty and unreliable. From 2012 to 2018, Pike forecasts that NorthAmerica will experience a cumulative diesel growth rate of 22%, reaching annual sales of just under 1 million LDVs, with the US leading Canada. NorthAmerica, Europe, and Japan markets, diesel will see its market share. MORE

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) unveiled its all-new 2013 CX-5 compact SUV ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The CX-5 is the first Mazda fully to encompass the range of SKYACTIV technologies. MORE

Ford’s 5-cylinder, 3.2-liter Power Stroke diesel will be Ford’s second in NorthAmerica. The new diesel engine, Ford’s second in NorthAmerica, has already been applied in the global Ford Ranger truck sold in world markets (3.2 MORE

GreenTech Automotive, a start-up company in the electric car manufacturing space, is teaming up with JAC Motors, a leading Chinese automaker. The two companies announced on Monday a plan to start manufacturing a five-passenger electric car at MORE

Nissan NorthAmerica, Inc. NNA) has fully integrated Coulomb Technologies’s ChargePoint Network into the Nissan LEAF website to provide electric vehicle public charging infrastructure locations for Nissan LEAF drivers. The Nissan LEAF website carries a list of charging stations to give current and prospective drivers the ability to find the stations and real-time charging station availability. MORE

Building the Yaris for customers across NorthAmerica will represent an additional investment of €8 million at TMMF. This investment is required to build the car to the specific requirements of the new market, including the installation of a North American specific 1.5-liter gasoline engine, automatic transmission, differences in the rear bumper, as well as other items linked to specific local regulations. Only gasoline versions of Yaris will be exported to NorthAmerica. MORE

The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, a partnership between The Electrochemical Society (ECS) and Toyota Research Institute of NorthAmerica (TRINA), an advanced research arm of Toyota Motor NorthAmerica, Inc. — Fellowship Chair and manager of Toyota’s North American Research Strategy Office, Paul Fanson. MORE

Now it appears that some of those models will be built in NorthAmerica, according to Volkswagen Group of. As it works to recover from the diesel-emissions cheating scandal, Volkswagen's future plans include quite a number of new electric cars. The company has said it will introduce 30 electric models across multiple brands by 2025, in fact. Manufacturing chattanooga VW mexico Puebla VW Group plug-in cars Tennessee MORE

With the US sales numbers for the first quarter of 2013 in, Tesla appears to be the leading seller of plug-in vehicles for that period, with more than 4,750 units of the model S sold in NorthAmerica. Earlier post.) Tesla doesn’t break out sales by country at this time, so there are no US-specific figures from the company.). GM posted sales of 4,244 Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in the second quarter, representing an 8.4% increase year-on-year. MORE

Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the Ontario Power Generation Nanticoke Generating Station was once NorthAmerica's largest coal-fired power plant. Here's a turn of events that should make renewable-energy advocates smile. It was once capable of producing almost 4,000 megawatts at full capacity, but the aging plant has been shuttered since. Canada energy infrastructure renewable energy solar clean energy

a global leader in lithium-ion batteries for automotive, stationary and consumer applications, has formally launched its range of award-winning residential battery systems in the North American market. LG Chem Ltd.,

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If there were a favorite car among journalists and car fans at this week's Frankfurt motor show, it may have been a small, all-electric hatchback city car. Which is pretty remarkable, given the practical, unexciting, utilitarian, slightly nerdy image every non-Tesla electric car seems to carry among that group even today. The car in question is. Frankfurt Auto Show minicar Future Cars Frankfurt Motor Show plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV

The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, a partnership between The Electrochemical Society (ECS) and Toyota Research Institute of NorthAmerica (TRINA), an advanced research arm of Toyota Motor NorthAmerica, Inc. — Fellowship Chair and manager of Toyota’s North American Research Strategy Office, Paul Fanson.

Bosch Automotive Service Solutions has introduced the Power DCPlus DC fast charger in NorthAmerica, starting at less than $10,000. Using the SAE J1772 DC Combo connector, the 24 kW Bosch Power DCPlus will charge compatible EVs to 80% in less than 30 minutes.

Nestlé Waters NorthAmerica is adding more than 150 medium-duty beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas. Mickey Body in High Point, North Carolina, upfitted the vehicles with side-load beverage bays. The Nestlé Waters NorthAmerica propane trucks are used to deliver product to its customers across the country including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.,

The Honda Pilot is the Japanese carmaker's largest crossover, and the only one currently sold in the U.S. with seven seats. But Honda recently unveiled something with a same number of seats--but a far smaller footprint. Debuting at the 2015 Indonesian Auto Show, the Honda BR-V is a new crossover intended for certain Asian markets. DON'T MISS. Asia forbidden fruit subcompact

GreenTech Automotive, a start-up company in the electric car manufacturing space, is teaming up with JAC Motors, a leading Chinese automaker. The two companies announced on Monday a plan to start manufacturing a five-passenger electric car at

Hyundai has already taken its first step into the realm of electric cars with the Ioniq Electric. In fact, a plug-in hybrid and dedicated hybrid round out three alternative propulsion choices from Hyundai, but a Hyundai Kona electric car is slated to join the Korean brand's portfolio. The Kona will be Hyundai's subcompact crossover, comparable in. plug-in cars

The collaboration marks the first production of Mercedes-Benz engines in the NorthAmerica Free Trade region. Localized capacity reduces exposure to foreign exchange rates while rapidly enabling a good business development in North America—a win-win for the Alliance and Daimler. In addition to the announcement this week about North American engine production, the companies had decided earlier to partner on: Platform sharing.

Building the Yaris for customers across NorthAmerica will represent an additional investment of €8 million at TMMF. This investment is required to build the car to the specific requirements of the new market, including the installation of a North American specific 1.5-liter gasoline engine, automatic transmission, differences in the rear bumper, as well as other items linked to specific local regulations. Only gasoline versions of Yaris will be exported to NorthAmerica.

plans to expand the company’s Zipvan cargo van service across NorthAmerica. Zipcar is launching the Zipvan service in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon today, and will roll out the service to its remaining metro markets in NorthAmerica over the next 12 months. Car-sharing network Zipcar, Inc.

Bosch Automotive Service Solutions has introduced the Power DCPlus DC fast charger in NorthAmerica, starting at less than $10,000. Using the SAE J1772 DC Combo connector, the 24 kW Bosch Power DCPlus will charge compatible EVs to 80% in less than 30 minutes.

Nestlé Waters NorthAmerica is adding more than 150 medium-duty beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas. Mickey Body in High Point, North Carolina, upfitted the vehicles with side-load beverage bays. The Nestlé Waters NorthAmerica propane trucks are used to deliver product to its customers across the country including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.,

The Honda Pilot is the Japanese carmaker's largest crossover, and the only one currently sold in the U.S. with seven seats. But Honda recently unveiled something with a same number of seats--but a far smaller footprint. Debuting at the 2015 Indonesian Auto Show, the Honda BR-V is a new crossover intended for certain Asian markets. DON'T MISS. Asia forbidden fruit subcompact

Ever since the launch of the 2011 Nissan Leaf, owners have been able to remotely access information about their car’s state of charge, estimated range and even pre-heat or cool the cabin using Nissan’s built-in telematics service - Carwings. But unless you happened to own an iPhone in addition to your Nissan Leaf, the only way you

car2go NA is currently the largest flexible one-way carsharing service in NorthAmerica. There are currently four forms of carsharing in NorthAmerica, the study notes: Roundtrip. Roundtrip carsharing has been operating in NorthAmerica for more than 20 years.

Europe NorthAmerica Manufacturing China Production United States plug-in cars PollsPlug-in electric cars are going to be a bigger part of the vehicle mix in future than they have been to date. That much is abundantly clear. Electric cars are one of four significant forces that will likely change what we think of as an "automobile" forever, the others being autonomy, connectivity, and sharing. DON'T MISS: Tesla and China: why an.

Evatran, the developer of the Plugless Power electric vehicle (EV) inductive recharging system ( earlier post ), and Yazaki NorthAmerica have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop and market Plugless Power technology to automotive manufacturers as a factory or dealership option. Yazaki NorthAmerica is a Tier 1 automotive supplier with headquarters in Canton, Mich.,

Ford’s 5-cylinder, 3.2-liter Power Stroke diesel will be Ford’s second in NorthAmerica. The new diesel engine, Ford’s second in NorthAmerica, has already been applied in the global Ford Ranger truck sold in world markets (3.2

ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan NorthAmerica, Inc. NNA) and Sumitomo Corporation of America have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF. (4R Cutaway of Nissan LEAF battery pack. Click to enlarge.

Severstal NorthAmerica (SNA), one of the largest steel producers in the US, is using Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), advanced manufacturing equipment and new grades of high-strength and high-formability steel to help its automotive customers to achieve lighter weight, stronger vehicles—while keeping costs low.

One of our primary goals was to position Windsor among the first cities in NorthAmerica to pioneer the efficient use of electric buses within its public transit authority and to establish Windsor as a hub for the development, manufacture and commercialization of energy products including electric buses. The City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 10 BYD 40-foot electric buses for City transit services in 2012.

New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc., Based on its Buy America compliant and proven Xcelsior X60 heavy-duty transit bus platform, New Flyer partnered with Ballard Power Systems Inc.

The Nissan Versa Note has never been a particularly big seller in NorthAmerica. Its sedan counterpart is one of the largest and most capacious vehicles in the subcompact segment, but the Note has always been more of a car for European and Asian markets. There, it does fairly well, in part due to a higher-quality interior than the one fitted to. Japan subcompact Nissan Rogue Hybrid

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) unveiled its all-new 2013 CX-5 compact SUV ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The CX-5 is the first Mazda fully to encompass the range of SKYACTIV technologies.

Daimler Trucks NorthAmerica (DTNA) announced the delivery of its 1,000 th natural gas truck and is the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve such a milestone. Holly, North Carolina. Holly, North Carolina. DTNA turned over the key to the natural gas truck, the first Freightliner 114SD compressed natural gas (CNG) truck with a Cummins Westport ISL G engine, to customer Ryder System, Inc.

The 2014 Mazda6 sedan made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The SKYACTIV-D-equipped diesel version will follow in the second half of the year, making Mazda the first Asian manufacturer to offer a modern-technology clean-diesel engine in a non-commercial vehicle in NorthAmerica. For the SKYACTIV-G engine, this meant increasing the compression ratio to 14:1 (13:1 for NorthAmerica).

Now it appears that some of those models will be built in NorthAmerica, according to Volkswagen Group of. As it works to recover from the diesel-emissions cheating scandal, Volkswagen's future plans include quite a number of new electric cars. The company has said it will introduce 30 electric models across multiple brands by 2025, in fact. Manufacturing chattanooga VW mexico Puebla VW Group plug-in cars Tennessee

NorthAmerica has been a weak market for diesel for 20 years, due to the low price of gasoline as well as diesel’s reputation for being smelly, dirty and unreliable. From 2012 to 2018, Pike forecasts that NorthAmerica will experience a cumulative diesel growth rate of 22%, reaching annual sales of just under 1 million LDVs, with the US leading Canada. NorthAmerica, Europe, and Japan markets, diesel will see its market share.

It''s been out in the U.S. for over a year now, but today marked the first delivery for a Telsa Model S on European soil. The first 2013 Tesla Model S delivered in Europe rolled out of a Tesla Store in Norwegian capital Oslo, according to the Tesla Motors twitter feed. Norway is Europe''s most electric car-friendly country, with strong sales for

Ten of 14 Honda manufacturing plants in NorthAmerica are now operating with zero waste to landfill, while the remaining four plants are functioning with “virtually zero” waste to landfill. Zero waste to landfills is a key target in Honda’s “Green Factory” initiative in NorthAmerica. became the first zero-waste-to-landfill auto plant in NorthAmerica at the outset of production in 2001.

Toyota Motor NorthAmerica is forming a new group focused on delivering industry-leading user experiences and new technologies for its Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Hicks will continue in his two current roles, as both CIO of Toyota Motor NorthAmerica and as the CEO of Toyota Connected NorthAmerica, while adding this new responsibility.

The new station wagon is not planned for sale in NorthAmerica. The Chevrolet Cruze station wagon, the third variant of Chevrolet’s most-popular car, will make its global premiere at the 82 nd International Geneva Motor Show in March. The station wagon complements the Cruze sedan and hatchback, which together have combined sales of more than 1 million vehicles globally since launch in 2009. Chevrolet Cruze station wagon. Click to enlarge.

The trucks, expected to be on the road later this year, will account for 20% of Linde’s 2012 tractor purchases and will be integrated into Linde’s fleet of 700-plus trucks carrying cryogenic gases to customers throughout NorthAmerica. Linde, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas fueling market, is purchasing 20 LNG-fueled trucks.

Ford will offer the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine in the all-new Transit commercial van debuting in NorthAmerica in 2013 as a replacement for the E-Series wagon and van. The new Transit will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy compared to similar E-Series vans, due in part to weight savings that will trim at least 300 pounds from Transit compared to a similar E-Series van.

Ford’s plan to invest in even more capacity for its five-passenger C-MAX electrified models for NorthAmerica replaces an earlier plan of introducing the gasoline-engine-powered seven-passenger C-MAX multi-activity vehicle. This also marks the first time North American customers will have the choice of a dedicated body style for a range of Ford electrified vehicles.

With the US sales numbers for the first quarter of 2013 in, Tesla appears to be the leading seller of plug-in vehicles for that period, with more than 4,750 units of the model S sold in NorthAmerica. Earlier post.) Tesla doesn’t break out sales by country at this time, so there are no US-specific figures from the company.). GM posted sales of 4,244 Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in the second quarter, representing an 8.4% increase year-on-year.